All the Wonder that Would Be : Exploring Past Notions of the Future / / by Stephen Webb
| All the Wonder that Would Be : Exploring Past Notions of the Future / / by Stephen Webb |
| Autore | Webb Stephen |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIII, 344 p. 80 illus., 71 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 809.38762 |
| Collana | Science and Fiction |
| Soggetto topico |
Physics
Astronomy Technology Life sciences Popular Science in Physics Popular Science in Astronomy Popular Science in Technology Popular Life Sciences |
| ISBN | 3-319-51759-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Introduction -- Antigravity -- Space travel -- Aliens -- Time travel -- The Nature of Reality -- Invisibility -- Robots -- Transportation -- Immortality -- Mad Scientists -- Epilogue: a New Default Future? -- Index. |
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Around the World in 80 Ways : Exploring Our Planet Through Maps and Data / / by Stephen Webb
| Around the World in 80 Ways : Exploring Our Planet Through Maps and Data / / by Stephen Webb |
| Autore | Webb Stephen |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 pages) |
| Disciplina |
526.0285
526.0285425 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geography
Cartography Geophysics Sociology |
| ISBN |
9783031024405
9783031024399 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Mapping the World -- The World Itself -- The World of Countries -- The World Perturbed by People -- The World of the Built Environment -- The World of Thoughts, Ideas, and Beliefs -- The World of Wellbeing -- The World of Sport and Leisure -- The World of Economics -- Afterword. |
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Clash of Symbols : A ride through the riches of glyphs / / by Stephen Webb
| Clash of Symbols : A ride through the riches of glyphs / / by Stephen Webb |
| Autore | Webb Stephen |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (IX, 245 p. 45 illus.) |
| Disciplina | 530 |
| Soggetto topico |
Physics
Astronomy Mathematics Engineering Arts Computer science Physics and Astronomy Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences Technology and Engineering Computer Science |
| ISBN | 3-319-71350-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Character sketches -- Signs of the times -- Signs and wonders -- It’s Greek to me -- Meaningless marks on paper -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY? : Seventy-Five Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life / / by Stephen Webb
| If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY? : Seventy-Five Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life / / by Stephen Webb |
| Autore | Webb Stephen |
| Edizione | [2nd ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (442 p.) |
| Disciplina | 576.839 |
| Collana | Science and Fiction |
| Soggetto topico |
Exobiology
Astronomy Space sciences Geobiology Planetary science Astrobiology Popular Science in Astronomy Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) Biogeosciences Planetology |
| ISBN | 3-319-13236-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreword -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the Third Edition -- Where is Everybody? -- Of Fermi and Paradox -- They are (or were) Here -- They Exist, But we Have Yet to See or Hear From Them -- They Don`t Exist -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
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New Light Through Old Windows: Exploring Contemporary Science Through 12 Classic Science Fiction Tales / / by Stephen Webb
| New Light Through Old Windows: Exploring Contemporary Science Through 12 Classic Science Fiction Tales / / by Stephen Webb |
| Autore | Webb Stephen |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 pages) |
| Disciplina | 809.38762 |
| Collana | Science and Fiction |
| Soggetto topico |
Physics
Literature Fiction Artificial intelligence Popular Science in Physics Popular Science in Literature Artificial Intelligence |
| ISBN | 3-030-03195-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Life ... but not as we know It -- The terror of Blue John Gap / Arthur Conan Doyle -- Transmogrification The Voice in the Night / William Hope Hodgsome -- Pandemic -- The Scarlet Plague / Jack London-- Life on Mars -- A Martian Odyssey / Stanley G. Weinbaum -- Artificial Intelligence -- Moxon's Master / Ambrose Bierce -- Attractive Androids -- The Sandman / E.T.A. Hoffmann -- Big Data -- The Universal Library / Kurd Lasswitz -- Faster Than Light Travel -- The Tacypomp: A mathematical demonstration / E.P. Mitchell -- Antigravity -- A Tale of Negative Gravity / Frank R. Stockton -- Matter Transmission -- Prof. Vehr's Electrical Experiment / Robert Duncan Milne -- The Sub-microscopic World -- The Diamond Lens / Fitz-James O'Brien -- Impact Events -- The Star / H.G. Wells. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910337875603321 |
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The Quizzer’s Guide to the Cosmos : 500 Questions About the Universe (with Answers) / / by Stephen Webb
| The Quizzer’s Guide to the Cosmos : 500 Questions About the Universe (with Answers) / / by Stephen Webb |
| Autore | Webb Stephen |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 pages) |
| Disciplina | 520.2 |
| Collana | Popular Astronomy |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy
Space Physics - History Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences Space Studies History of Physics and Astronomy Astronomy, Observations and Techniques |
| ISBN | 3-031-52437-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | A journey around our cosmic neighbourhood: the solar system and its secrets -- The birth, life, and secrets of stars: unravelling the mysteries of cosmic -- Cosmic peepholes: a timeline of astronomical tools and techniques -- The final frontier: the dramatic death of stars and the birth of black holes -- The search for exoplanets: alien worlds and the quest for life beyond Earth -- Exoplanets and the search for life -- Island universes: the marvels and wonders of galaxies -- Stretching the cosmos: a universal expansion -- Rewinding time: the big bang, inflation, and the birth of a universe -- The invisible universe: unveiling the enigmas of dark matter and dark energy -- New eyes on the universe: pioneering observatories and the future of astronomy. |
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Visions of Tomorrow : Exploring Classic Sci-Fi Stories Through the Lens of Modern Science / / by Stephen Webb
| Visions of Tomorrow : Exploring Classic Sci-Fi Stories Through the Lens of Modern Science / / by Stephen Webb |
| Autore | Webb Stephen |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 pages) |
| Disciplina | 500 |
| Collana | Science and Fiction |
| Soggetto topico |
Physics
Astronomy Biology Computer science Physics and Astronomy Biological Sciences Computer Science |
| ISBN |
9783031776007
3031776003 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Other dimensions of space -- Relativity -- Messaging extraterrestrial intelligence -- First contact -- Applications of machine learning -- The science of persuasion -- The future of science publishing -- Reality–augmented, virtual, and mixed -- Pandemic -- Suspended animation -- Advances in medical technology -- Humans supplanted. |
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